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1-aGE fovk MAROON AND GOLD REID THIS/ PUF.ACIIILF.SS SERMON Pa'.lir. of opportuni'.y i cl a' K!fn. \ That's v.la* the old college ci‘.a- loKues always said. The picture ac; ompanyin.' that s;aLeme.'.- showed the backsides of the li brary. I don't remember .my hav ing any opportunities ’here, bul, anyway, the copywriter for tht cntalo;;u? knew what he '.' as say ing. All you have to do ir. waik th- correct path. So 1 sound like a preacher. Well, I'm not. I'm too evil. I'll tell you this, though. Elon means a great deal to me. It left irc with some good memories which you've been reading about from time to time in this cohimn, Elon ^raighteuied me out on many things. Sometimes, I feel as though I ought to hop up on top of Ala mance Hafi's dome to shriek a few appreciations for Elon's help ing me. Now, Elon isn't perfect. At least, it wasn't in 1944 when I was there. The food was terrible anc the dormitory rooms were about the same, only coWer. The faculy though, was able. What's more, they were good guys. Gil Watts Is jNallied ^\0W’ For Exploits Gilbert Watts, ace of the Elon pitching staff, who turns into f heavy-hitting outfielder when not on the mound, was named “Atn- lete-of-the-Week" by the Greens- joro Daily News this week for his exploits in pacing the vj;... tians to three straight early-sea- ^on victories on the diamond last .?ek. The sturdy junior from Laurip- ■ut had an almot: fabulous rec- )rd ia the three games, and he bids fair to repeat his feat of winnins both All-Conference an-i| All-State recognition last spring Last season he won 7 and lost 1 | NEWEST AERIAL PICTLRE OF ELON CAMPL’S REVEALS GROWTH in the mound and batted .529 to- lead the Christian nine in its Conference title victory. 1 All Watts did last week in Elon’s victories ovar Williams, Lenoix Rhyne and High Point was ... j fl) As Elon topped Williams 141 to 4, Watts pitched four innings’ and was winning pitcher, allow ing 1 run, 1 hit and 1 walk wnile fanning 5 men. lie also had a dou ble, single and walk in four trie? ind drove in three runs. (2) As Elon topped Lenoir Rhyno 2 to 1 in ten innings. Watts hom- ■rcd over the left-center wall he eighth to tie the score and set the stage for the win. He hail a homer and single in four trips. (3) As Elon blanked High Point 5 to. 0. W'atts went all the wiy n ; mound, allowing 5 bits and 2 walks while fanning 13 men. He also had two double and two walks wm Wednesday, April 2, i;;. Many Hear Symphony In Elon Coneer" In one of the highlights c' year for the Alamance i.' Schools and for Elon C.ollcj, coUcge v.a? host to 6.3T3 sc : •■hildren from all parts of A' " mance County on Wediiesd, March 26th, at two conc?ils -'a ' c:l by the North Carolina ui Symphony Orchestra in tae cU- lege's huge Alumni Memorijl Gymnasium. The first of the two concerts was presented at 10;30 o'cIocIl j, the morning, with 4,575 children from the while schools of the couj. ty. This was followed at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon by a re- peat perfoi mance attended by 1.800 children from the colored chocls of th? county system. Dr. 'J, E:>,rl Danicley, Elon', The aerial view above portray as nothing else could the grea ohotographer ^^caught each of P.« «. Sl,o..»2 f^n, o.mpu., which s/,r‘”rr r ,r:. I president, welcomed each group sunit? VII liic * . . ^ 1. * ^1 the Elon faculty was piloting In’ plane from which the aerial photographer took the puture. Eloii Home Ee Has Miu*h To Offer I Baseball Schedule Because of thi~, I learntU four trips to the plate, to study. I found out much about' He did not eat the ball, nor did Cotton Mather. Dcutsche verbs, 'le carry the water bucket, but Lot's Biblical adventures which weren't in required reading, co- harcoal drawing. Bacon’s Rebel lion and just a whole m?ss of intriguing tidbits. I even remem bered some of them after exams. What’s more, I find use for them today. At Elon. 1 learned how to make,,. „ , „ .. ,. L I McCool ... By the way. Coolie. i tne most of time, such as finish-1 ^ * I , watch out for those seats that; Cion fans expect him to do eithei t any moment. UNDER THE OAKS I (Continued From Page Three) | I . . Dynamite comes in small | 1 packages — example — Barbara; ing homework under handicap of speakers at chapel programs; the feeling of independence and in genuity, e.g., how to get back to Elon from Burlington at night when there was no taxi money at hand: how to get along with folks and how to love. Oh, not the bou doir type, exactly. I mean treating yciir girl right. Spoiling her. Do ing little things for her. Remem- berin^; to send her valentines and birthday presents and all that old ^ , :ituff. Elon girls used to respond i ' most favorably to this treatment. I hope times haven't changed. . Above all. Elon taught me to pr*y. I most definitely, positively, Absolutely did not learn this in the heavy religious programs which were compulsory in my day. I'll probably have somo college officers fussing at me, but I learn ed to pray on my own, not in an activity forced on me. At Elon, I learned this impor tant thing about prayer. I learned it well. I have no copyright on it, so if you want to use it, go ahead. Don’t pray simply for a pood grade on your exams. There is no point in making it tough on spring up in the theatres , , . Wonder why Linda Small was so confused in the movie, "A Fare well to Arms” . . . Bob Rickover is thinking about commuting daily from New York for the rest of the quarter . . . Steve Mauldin is growing a beard for an unknown .eason. Could it be that .he will try out for the role of Andrew Jackson, which Bill Walker had ! m "Unto These Hills" last sum- Elon 14, Williams 4. Elon-Williams (Rain) Elon 2. Lcr.oir Khyr.e 1. F.lon 5, High Fo.nt 0. (Remaining Games) Apr, 1—Rensselaer, hc»ne. Apr. 2—Rensselaer, fcoiue. Apr. 3—Hampden Sidney, home. Apr. 4—Ohio Vniv. home. Apr. 7—Fort Lee, away. Apr. 8—Fort Lee, away. Apr. 14—Catawba, away. Apr. 15—Lenoir Rbyne, away. Apr. 17—Appalachian, home. Apr. 18—West Carolina, away. Apr. 19—West Carolina, away. Apr. 21—High Point, away. Apr. 22—Catawba, home. Apr. 25—East Carolina, home, .^pr. 26—Guilford, home. Apr. 28—Pfeiffer, borne. Apr. 30—Guilford, away. May Z-—Pfeiffer, away. May 7—Appalachian, away. May 9—A.C.C., away. Ma.y 10—East Carolina, a vay May 12—A.C.C.,home. Elon Choir Is Praised For Cantata Rendition (Continued from Pa^e Two) the boys is Home Furnishing, in which students learn the basics f home decoration. Practice House Interesting Perhaps no course offered is more practical 'han Home Man agement, which is offered bien nially to home econornics majors. A« a requirement of the course, efch student must live in a prac tice house for at least six weeks. The college has rented Miss Lila Newman's home for thi' purpose his year. Girls participating in the pr-o^ram at present are Doris Gpddis, Jeanne Jayne, Hele Mere dith and Elizabeth Shoffner. The da lies of the househoIC are iivided into tour groups. The girls rotate responsi'bilities, assuming each duty for at least eight days. The hostess is responsible for hos pitality. table settings, flower ar rangements, etc. The housekeeper s responsible for the cleanliness of the home. The household laun- Iry is done by the laundres. Perhaps the largest responsibil ity is that of the cook. She must plan menus, buy the food and pre pare three meals each day. Each meal must include all of the're quired nutrients for good health. By PROF. CLYDE McCANTS (Guest Critic) The Elon College Cho.r present ^ cd Theodore Dubois' sacred can tata, “The Seven Last Words of Christ" on Sunday night, March 23rd, in Whitley Memorial Audi torium. The Elon singers lived up *0 their excellent reputation in ceed 85 cents per person per day. Strict budget records are kept and students evaluate the meals at the end of the term for solos and Miss Boland deserves a content Quests include faculty members and students. Anyone visiting the ‘‘practice house" is soon impressed by the hospitable, efficient manner in which the girls are living under the supervision of Mrs. Butler. Additional Offerings Other courses offered by the de partment include Textiles and Clothing Construction, Nutrition, Dietetics, Economic sof the Home. Costume and Design, .Advanced Clothing Construction and Mater ials and Methods of Teaching Home Economics. In connection with the Home Economics Department, there is a Home Economics Club. Dori Gaddis is president of this organ ization and Jeanne Payne is pro gram chairman. Program topics for monthly meetings include hair styling, cake decorating, foreign dress and meals, and field trips to grocery and furniture stores Membersiiip in this club is not restricted to those students en rolled in home economics courses. The club is sponsoring a Table Setting Display upstairs in Me Ewen Dining Hall April 22-24 The display, which is being helt' in connection with local gift shops. . PLAYER SHOW (Continued On Page Foui) tic scene which exacted some very acting. Bill Watson, an Elon graduate of a year ago, returned to the campus and turned in an excellent performance in the role of the Sev. Samuel Parris. -Also praised highly in the review was Eddie Robbins of children to the campus at tlie opening of both morning and at- ‘ernoon programs, this being fol lowed by the entrance of He American flag with a color =uard The symphony program, includ. ing selections from the works of Handel, Mozart, Grieg, Bizet and Kabalevsky, was also featured by two other audience participa tion numbers in addition to tlie National Anthem. The first of these was ‘Soot- wood Mountain,” a southern (olli song, in which the audience children sang with the orchestra; and the other was the renditioi of Guthrie's “This Land is 'your Land,” in which large groups of children at each concert plajed song-flutes along with the orches- who provided some ex- , , , , • 1.- tra while the audience Sana tlie ciung and moving moments in his... ^ ° 1 .u r. T stirring words that describe :!ie •role as the Rev. John Hale, and .... ,7 1, > rieauties of America Reynolds Van Cleve, who presen.- WALKER RECEPTION- (Continued From Page 0ns) ed a convincing portrayal of De-! puty Governor Danforth. j Others who came in for men-! tion for their parts were Tommie i Boland, who was magnificent as greenery with pink Tituba; Mrs. Marjorie Hereford, !®*’^ green grapes. Assisting in the Elon's dean of women, as Rebec- ^'ss Anita Liles, ca Xurse; Winnie Ann Watson, as Susanna Walcott; Mary Ann Hart well, as .\nn Putnam; Billy Faye Barrett, as Mary Warren; Vic Hoff man, as Giles Corey; and Lin- wood Hurd, as Ezekial Cheever. The cast was well-.iali.ncca throughout, and the audience ap peared reluctant to single out any Qne actor or actress for top com mendation. Mrs. Brison Rouse, and Misses Edith and Madge Brsnnock.. Mrs. Oma .Johnson crrected guests in the living room. mia- iature bride and groom flanked by candles were placed on ‘Jie mantel in the drawing room, Flo- verr and candles were used in the living room. Goodbyes were said to Dr. and Mrs. Richard Haff. particular word of praise both for !her careful diction .'nd for her in tensely dramatic singing of the In troduction, "O All Ye Who Travel Upon the Highway.” The outstanding soloist of the evening, however, was Charles Lynam, an alumnus of the Elon College music department. His The cook’s budget must not ex- furniture stores and florists, fea tures place settings of the latest patterns in china, crystal and sil verware. The public is invited to view the display. Elon College provides a very de During the six weeks period the girls entertain extensively. There are several teas, one dessert party and at least one formal meal. sirable program for any young woman who has decided to enter the large, important field of home I economics. Historical Work By Elon Author (Continued From Page One) Father, Why Hast Thou Forsaken ""Ofld in which they liVe and Me, ’ was marked by tonal purity, Place in and with the its performance of this exciting God. Instead, you pray that your ^nd dramatic music, mind can be sharp enough to ab- ' The score, in essence is a good sorb the poop you're supposed to iHustraUon of both the good and . ‘ i world today faced with the choice from trxtbooks. You take care bad points of French religious j ^ ? control, and a most yourself, study honestly and by music on the Romantic era. It is r.b-li.y for vocal inter- the time you trot down the pathsmelodious without giving I of opportunity, which, vou know 'he impression of total sincerity; ! ” abound at Elon. the grade will, U is repeUtious, perhaps even de-1'.'"^" take care of itself. f.E.NOIR RHVNE (Continued From Page Three) by the Elon College Choir. Many critics have found fault with the strong element of theatri cal in Dubois' sacred music. This ou e an allowed no. Lenoir music definitely is sdramatic in Hnyne man to get further than first base I theatrical sense, but it is the ^ same with much of the best re- 1 at , who does some fine ligious music of Handel. Mozart, rivaUve, but its effect never fails I*’ in its control when performed as well as it was showed every evidence of having "I have tried to pre-ert n?t ■ , .. . only a history of the Medical Ser- singing, particularly in ‘‘God, My h'lman being sseek to understand made to point out the significance to the military effort and to med ical science as well as the e.xten- sive labors of the Confederate Med ical Department. No war ends with the last shot, and the present may be seen and understood more! clearly by those who are familiar with this and other phases of our past.” Under the direction of Prof. a good knowledge of the music at hand; thus the forte attacks called for several times in the score were presented with an as surance which produced an elec trifying result, and the repetitions of ‘‘It is Finished" in the Seventh between American and Commu nist culture, the question of the origin and development of our ideas of democracy and tolera tion is vital. • ‘‘While intensely interested In all historical fields, my interest in the Civil War stems to a con siderable degree from the fact that it may be seen now as one of the pivotal events in our national his tory. comparaTsle to the Revolu tion of 1789 in the history of France or the great Civil War chunking for Elon from the mound.'and Cherubini, to say nothing of'^”*^^ unearthly in rocked England in the 17th toiled m center field against the. Verdi- “■ I S "Requiem" successful performance of As always with Elon Choir per formances, the organ accompani ment provided by Prof. Fletcher Moore was a con'tant delight. The dramatic nature of Dubois' music Bears and had several neat field- a jng plays to go with his homer!-The Seven Last Words " depends an singe at the plate. Charlie to a great extent on the soloists, rye also hit twice for Elon, both Ray Thomas. Eddie Robbins, IS c s being singles. Und William Turner performed, The score by innings follows: their solos effectively, and Douglasmanifold opportunities for r h Scott was particularly gratifying interesting and original organ ef- 000 100 000 0—2 2 2 '" ^nor sools. With continued ‘^cts, and, while offering firm sup- 000 000 010 1—2 R , Scott wUI soon be a most i>ort for the choir. Prof. Moore al- ^ accomplished singer. Thomasene provided some wonderful mo- Starrelt, Moore (10) and Reese; Boland and Dorothy Apple were Henson, Ellen (6) and Sharpe. I quite satisfying in the soprano Lenoir R. Elon ments of organ music, beautiful and exciting in their own right. century. "Our conflict revolved around questions of lasting significance, issues which go to the very heart of our national existence, such as federal and state relations, the question of majority rule as op posed to minority righ's, the Ne gro and his role in American life and the question as to what eco nomic policies should be promoted by the national government. WITH SQUARE (Continued From Page Two) cording to the Associated Press, Harry S. Truman received his first honorary degree from Elon College. IT REALLY HAPPENED: Joey DelGais was late for an early class one morning, and upon his arrival the professor asked him to account for his tardiness. Joey replied quickly. “Well, it's like this. Professor, eight of us guys use the same alarm clock in the dorm, and it was only set for seven this morning." How quick-witted can one become??? Ivy League Is it ever Ivy! Why, Coke is the most correct beverage you can possibly order on campus. Just lofek arotmd you. What are the college social leaders going for? Coca-Cola! So take a leaf out of their Ivy League book and do the same! Enjoy the good taste of Coke! SIGN OF GOOD TASTE Botl1«d under authority of Th« Coca-Cola Company by BURLINGTON COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.'rirAN^
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